... well, I say the end is nigh when really what I mean is the end of the writing part is nigh. For the past two weeks I've been in the writing cave, trying to finish the history book. Last week I managed to pop up for air and come in to say hello with the... Continue Reading →
Struggling to get motivated (list alert)
I'll be honest. I've been struggling to get motivated to do my own writing. All was very well to the end of November, when I completed NaNoWriMo 2017. But December disappeared down a dark hole of running around, shopping, Christmas, hospital visiting, family stuff, phone calls, and my output dropped to zero. January and February... Continue Reading →
Update: Busy few weeks
It's been a whole month since my last post (before this morning's 52 in 52, that is). I haven't been lax, I've been very busy - as usual. First of all, there was a bank holiday weekend. Then there was a full week's holiday, followed by another full week's holiday just one week later. Fortunately,... Continue Reading →
Diary of a non-fiction book: week 3 – day 2
I don't know. You wait all week for a blog post, and then three come along at once ... I didn't get much done on the non-fiction book last week other than research. I'm very much at the research stage as it's not really a subject I'd consider myself an expert on - other than... Continue Reading →
Diary of a non-fiction book: week 3 – day 1
Week three is still very much about research for me at the moment. I'm on chapter 3 of the research material and I've searched for and chosen my usual five websites, and added those to my Scrivener file. The cards are coloured pink for research, and they've been labelled "to do". I'm getting a little... Continue Reading →
Normal work continues
Friday disappeared into the ether and I think I may have faffed a little. I know I did some reading for the non-fiction book as well as some regular research reading (or what other people call "reading novels"). I think I was feeling a tad burned out. So it was nice to have a bit... Continue Reading →
A week of ups and downs
It's been a week of ups and downs this week, and a very busy one as a result. But there's some good news in here too. Some very good news. The week started well with me cracking on with another big editing job. It was actually due in the previous day, Sunday. But I warned... Continue Reading →
Having a splurge
I seem to be having a mid-week writing splurge - and long may it last. I've been very busy editing a heavy book, but I finished it and sent the queries back to the author. It did take longer than I thought it would, though. I'd hoped it would take around a week and it... Continue Reading →
Update
March has been a bit busy ... apologies for going AWOL. Nothing has been wrong, all is well. I've just been really, really busy. The month began with the tail end of an editing job finally delivered on 7 March. It was followed almost immediately with two new editing jobs from lovely-already-boss, and a proofreading... Continue Reading →
February round-up
January wasn't a great start, and that continued into February. This is mostly because much of the time was spent editing other people's work while the rest of the time was spent eating birthday cake. The month began with a contribution to a friend's article on writing plus the return of a lovely job to... Continue Reading →
January round-up
January has not been a great start to 2017 for me, work-wise. I've been lazy, unmotivated and easily distracted. I think the biggest problem was I didn't set myself a total word-count target for the month and, as a result, I've written hardly anything. I have had one book each in from two clients, one... Continue Reading →
